tamil nadu india presentation for students .pptx

tamil nadu india presentation for students .pptx

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  LOCATION ON MAP Tamil Nadu,state of India is located in the extreme south of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the east .
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  CAPITAL OF THESTATE CHENNAI It is the capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian subcontinent
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  IMPORTANT CITIES INTAMIL NADU CHENNAI FORMERLY KNOWN AS MADRAS AND IS FAMOUS FOR ITS LIVELY THEATRICAL SCENE AND MORE IMPOTANTLY IS THE HUB FOR CLASSICAL NATIONAL DANCE OF INDIA, BHARATANATYAM.
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  MADURAI MADURAI IS ANIMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATIONAL HUB IN SOUTH TAMIL NADU.IT HAS TIRUMALAI NAYAK PALACE BEING THE MOST PROMINENT.
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  COIMBATORE IT IS CALLEDTHE MANCHESTER OF SOUTH INDIA WITH THE PRIMARY INDUSTRIES BEING ENGINEERING AND TEXTILES.
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  THANJAVUR THANJAVUR IS ANIMPORTANT CENTER OF SOUTH INDIAN RELIGION ART, MOST OF THE GREAT LIVING CHOLA TEMPLES , WHICH ARE UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE MONUMENTS ARE LOCATED IN THANJAVUR.
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  DHARMAPURI DHARMAPURI IS ADISTRICT IN WESTERN PART OF TAMIL NADU IN SOUTH INDIA .IT IS VERY FAMOUS FOR ITS VARIETY OF MANGOES.
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  NEIGHBOURING STATES 1 .TamilNadu covers an area of 130,058 km2and is the tenth largest state in India. 2. The bordering states are Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the north west and Andhra Pradesh to the north. To the east is the Bay of Bengal and the state encircles the union territory of Puducherry.
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  MOUNTAIN RANGES HIGHEST PEAKIN TAMIL NADU Doddabetta Peak
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  Kolaribetta Peak MukurthiPeak Vandaravu Peak Velliangiri Mountains
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  RIVERS 1. Kaveri, Palar,Thenpennai are the three largest rivers of Tamilnadu. 2. Followed by Vaigai River, Noyyal River, Cheyyar River, Then Pennai, Vellar River, Vellaaru River, Moyar River, Pampar River, Bhavani River, Thamirabarani River, Vaippar River are the major rivers in Tamil Nadu.
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  TYPE OF SOIL THEMAJOR SOIL GROUPS OF TAMIL NADU ARE: RED SOIL BLACK SOIL LATERITE SOIL COASTAL SOIL
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  CROPS GROWN INTAMIL NADU
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  The principal foodcrops are Rice Maize Jowar (cholam) Bajra (cumbu) Ragi Pulses (Bengalgram, Redgram, Greengram Blackgram and Horsegram). The cash crops include Cotton Sugarcane Oilseeds Coffee Tea, Rubber Coconut Chillies.
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  FLORA AND FAUNAOF THE STATE Tamil Nadu is rich in flora and fauna and some of its major wildlife sanctuaries like Mudumalai and Annamalai (or Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary), are situated in the Western Ghats. These hills are ideal havens for elephants, tigers, bison, monkeys and deer. Of the 3,000 and more plant species found in Tamil Nadu, a majority is found in the mixed deciduous forests of this region.
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  NATIONAL PARK ANDFOREST COVER Tamil Nadu has five National Parks covering 307.84 km2 Anamalai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai National Park: Mukurthi National Park: Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park: Guindy National Park: Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park